2-Social-Studies-December

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Grade: 2nd

Month: December

Main Concept

Places/Regions:
Events, people, traditions, practices and ideas make up my community and other communities (urban, suburban, rural).



Guiding Questions

  • What ethnic groups live in NYC? In USA?
  • What differences ethnic communites/neighborhoods are in NYC? (ex: Chinatown, Little Italy etc.)
  • What makes up one's culture?




Theme/Content Skills

  • Recognize every family and community has their own culture.
  • Culture is comprised of language, food, holidays, customs, and religion.
  • Locate cultural communities on a NYC map.



==Key Terms

urban, suburban, rural, geography, immigrant, culture, tradition, heritage, custom, holiday, language, Ellis Island, ancestor, celebration

Holidays

Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa

Student Outcomes

  • Students will recognize that every family and community has their own culture.
  • Students will give examples of family traditions.
  • Students will identify different cultural celebrations.

Assessment/Project

  • Students bring in photos/food from their ethnic culture and from their specific neighborhood. Celebrate a "Culture Appreciation Day"
  • Students locate their neighborhood on the map of NYC
  • Culture Parade
  • Make Student Passports

Resources for Students

Harcourt Brace Activity Book p.44



Resources for Teachers

  • Map of NYC
  • Harcourt Brace Unit 4
  • Cultural music from around the world
  • Harcourt Brace Teacher's Edition P7: Passport Printout
  • Harcourt Brace Teacher's Edition: Vocabulary Cards (Green Tab)

==Field Trip Suggestions
  • ** Museum of the City of New York
    • Ellis Island
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